Railway-tie and fastener.



E. E. BAKER.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. so, 1908.

935,243, Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

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UNITED STA'ILES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD E. BAKER, OF WARSAW, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 ELMER E. CHARLES, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTEN ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

Application filed November 30, 1908. Serial No. 465,061.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. BAKER, of lVarsaw, in the county of lVyoming and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Ties and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formin a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

The present invent-ion relates to railway ties and it has for an object to provide a construction which may be made from metal and will have great strength and durability.

Another Object is to provide a tie, of the type embodying two longitudinally adjustable members, constructed to prevent a center-bound track without weakening the structure and having means which will permit the securing of the members together at any point between two limits in order that the rails may be properly gripped.

Still another object is to provide a fastener which may be quickly and easily secured to a metallic tie and when in position will not be liable to work loose.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie embodying my improvements with portions of the rail secured thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the two members forming the tie, all movable parts being detached; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of one of the members, a part being shown broken away; Fig. 4 is a central transverse vertical section of a tie; and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail fasteners.

In the present embodiment of the invention the tie comprises two longitudinally extending members A and B, which are preferably exactly like each other in order that only one set of tools will be required for the manufacture of both members. Each member preferably has a vertical longitudinally extending wall 1 which abuts against a like wall on the other member, while the outer vertical wall is recessed or cut away near its center at 2 and curved transversely at 3 on opposite sides of its recessed portion. The curved portions enable the tie to be properly tamped at each end, while the recessed portions reduce the tie at its center in order to prevent tamping at this point so that a center binding of the track can not take place. Preferably the tie is made of hollow metal in order to secure lightness and strength. The two vertical abutting walls then form a web at the center of the tie where the greatest strain comes, while the outer edges of the top walls are braced by the transversely curved walls 3.

The rails 4 are held to the tie by fasteners which in, the present instance are interlocked with the tie, this being preferably accomplished by a movement of the fasteners in the direction of the longitudinal axes of the members. In this embodiment the upper and lower walls of the tie members have openings 5 in the form of longitudinally extending slots, one near each end of each side, one on each side being nearer to its proximate end than the other is to its proximate end. The fasteners may have rail engaging portions in the form of hooks 6 adapted to be passed through the slots from the lower sides thereof and to be supported therein by portions or hooks 7 that overhang the ties at the upper side of the slots, each being interlocked wit-l1 the tie' by a movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis of its tie member. A head 8 of greater width than the slot cooperates with the tie at the lower side of the slot to prevent the passage of the entire fastener through its slot. In installing these fasteners they are introduced into the hollow tie members and inserted through one of the slots 5 so that the portion 7 overhangs the' upper face of a tie at one end of the slot and is thus retained in position on the tie. The rail engaging hooks 6 of one tie member are disposed in one direction to engage the base of one rail on the outside and the base of the other rail on the inside, while the hooks of the other tie member are disposed in the opposite direction to engage the bases of the rails on their other sides. The portions of the rail fasteners lying within the slots are sub stantially equal in width to the latter so that the fasteners by cooperating with the walls of the slot are held against turning.

In using this invention the two members are laid side by side and connected by fasteners 10 and the rail fasteners are fitted in proper position thereon. placed in position and the tie members are moved longitudinally by a crow bar or ajack to firmly grip the rail bases, after which the bolt 10 is tightened to hold the tie members in their adjusted positions.

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fasteners and the bolt 10 being the same on both members. The ail fasteners are simple and are constructed so that the greater the strain thereon the greater is their interlock ing connection with the tie.

The rails are then i The slots 9 are so arranged that any adjustment between two points may be secured but once the bolt 10 is tightened, the friction of the Walls of the slots on the squared portion prevents the accidental relative movement of the mem- From the foregoing it will be seen that? there has been provided an inexpensive railway tie which will give all of the advantages of a wooden tie, and, at the same time, has :1 The center binding? of the track is prevented without weakening I the tie as the center of the latter is of an I3 cross section which provides great strength; Each tie member is a duplicate of the other, even the slots for the rail I claim as my invention:

l. A tie comprising two longitudinal members having vertical abutting walls and each having its outer vertical Wall recessed near its center and curved transversely on opposite sides of the recessed portion, and devices for securing said members together.

2. A metallic tie comprising two longitudinally extending hollow members having vertical abutting walls and each member being reduced at its center, and devices for securing said members together.

3. A tie memberhaving a vertical longitudinally extending wall and another vertical wall recessed at its center and curved transversely on opposite sides of the recessed portion.

at. The combination with a tie comprising two longitudinally extending and relatively adjust-able hollow members provided with longitudinal slots, of rail fasteners each having a port-ion to cooperate with the inner surface of the tie member at one side of the slot, and a hook adapted to be passed through the slot to engage a rail.

5. The combination With'a tie comprising two longitudinally extending and relatively adjustable hollow members provided with longitudinal slots, of rail fasteners, each having a head to cooperate with the inner wall of the tie member at one side of a slot, and a pair of oppositely extending hooks adapted to be passed through a slot one of said hooks being adapted to engage a rail and the other overhanging the tie at the other end of the slot.

EDlVARD E. BAKER.

Vitnesses EDWIN L. LAPP, ALBERT A. ANDREWS. 

